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Thomas is initiator of Africax.org, co-founder of ecological sanitation company EcoToiletten, digital automation agency Strandschicht and the non-profit tackling youth empowerment YES Founders Foundation. He co-authored a book on Youth-led Changemaking and coaches entrepreneurs on resilience and mental well-being.

How Satta Wahab started Liberia’s first hair care company for African natural hair with just 100$

ThomasApril 19, 2020AfricaX Changemaker Interviews

Meet Satta Wahab, the founder of Naz Naturals in Monrovia, Liberia Satta started her hair care company for natural African hair with just a 100 Dollars. She noticed there was a gap in the market, after she ‘went natural’ herself. Trying to find the products she needed for this transition, she realised that the products…

How Oduwa Agboneni reinvents a male dominated industry with Nenis Auto Care in Lagos, Nigeria

ThomasApril 6, 2020AfricaX Changemaker Interviews

In today’s episode, we speak with Oduwa Agboneni, the founder of Neni’s Autocare in Lagos. Actually, Oduwa was already a serial entrepreneur before starting her own car repair shop in the bustling Yaba district of Lagos. She had worked as an engineer for a telco company, started a side hustle doing online ticketing and reservations and then built a travel…

Why Africa is poised to become the next Hub for Crypto Development

ThomasApril 2, 2020Ecosystems & Insights

This is a guest post by Emanual Coen. More about the author and his projects at the bottom of this article. When you think of crypto development and entrepreneurship, you may think of activity in the US, Europe or Asia. But it’s actually Africa that has shown some of the strongest organic demand for Bitcoin.…

How Murendeni Mafumo started Kusini Water, a Water Business with Social Impact, in South Africa

ThomasMarch 24, 2020AfricaX Changemaker Interviews

In this episode, meet Murendeni Mafumo, the founder of Kusini Water, a social impact water business in South Africa. Kusini Water makes water purification and distribution systems from locally sourced materials such as Macadamia nut shells and uses renewable energy to supply clean water to communities most affected by the lack of access to safe…

How Wiatta Thomas helps launch dozens of privat sector impact businesses through their non-profit incubator Dare to Innovate in Conakry, Guinea

ThomasMarch 10, 2020AfricaX Changemaker Interviews

Wiatta was born and raised in the United States of America, but has her roots in Liberia and Sierra Leone. During her last year in university, she took three courses (Ecology, Sociology of Economics, and African Economics) that significantly changed the course of her life. It is during this time that she realised that the…

How Ariana Oluwole helped develop the early childhood education industry in Sierra Leone with Narnia Daycare

ThomasMarch 6, 2020AfricaX Changemaker Interviews

It’s very common to observe something in society that is not working and complain about it, complain that it needs to be solved. Less common so, to take accountability for whatever isn’t working, be proactive in finding solutions that work for you and in so doing, fix the problem for the society as a whole.…

How Richard Brandt started Codetrain, Ghana’s biggest Code School, from his kitchen table

ThomasMarch 1, 2020AfricaX Changemaker Interviews

Richard Brandt started Codetrain, Ghana’s biggest commercial coding school from his own kitchen after quitting his freelance role as a consultant, to focus on teaching young Africans the coding skills full-time and matching them with companies for employment opportunities. In our interview with him, he shares about the beginnings of his journey into entrepreneurship and…

How a deadly mudslide moved Alhaji Siraj Bah to start his impact business with 20$ in Sierra Leone

ThomasFebruary 26, 2020AfricaX Changemaker Interviews

Many people that want to start a business, but haven’t, will tell you that they need more money or a better point in time. Alhaji however, couldn’t afford to wait for more money or a better point in time to kick off his business Rugsal Trading in Sierra Leone. Born in Kono district, Sierra Leone,…

How Regina Honu teaches thousands of girls how to code and create technology in Ghana

ThomasFebruary 22, 2020AfricaX Changemaker Interviews

Regina Honu is a Ghanaian computer scientist, founder of Soronko Solutions, a software enterprise and a Changemaker, that has taught thousands of girls how to create technology and to code through Tech Needs Girls Ghana and Soronko Academy. Now Regina might seem like an unlikely entrepreneur. Like many of us, growing up, she believed that…

How to start a sanitary pad industry from scratch in Liberia – with Naomi Tulay-Solanke | Interview

ThomasFebruary 17, 2020AfricaX Changemaker Interviews

Naomi Tulay-Solanke is the case in point, that you can achieve anything if you put your mind to it. Pregnant at the age of 14 in Liberia, she experienced stigmatisation, naming and blaming. Social expectations were, that she would drop out of school. Naomi however, decided to prove everybody wrong. “I always knew that I was going…

Youness Ouazri – How to start a sustainable construction company in Morocco

ThomasFebruary 14, 2020AfricaX Changemaker Interviews

Meet Youness Ouazri, the founder of Ecodome Maroc. Based in Casablanca, Morocco, his vision is to revive the earthen construction patrimony in Morocco and to give people who don’t have adequate economic resources access to infrastructure. In 2015, Youness Ouazri graduated with a civil engineering degree and an honorable mention. Before long, he had secured a…